Jack & Jill, beagles

Jack and Jill have been found!!!
As told to Find Toto
Lost Date : 2014-06-02
Found Date : 2014-06-10


THANKS so much for the outpouring of care and concern for us as we continued our search for Jack and Jill, our precious beagles.

We had shared the part of the story that we took the beagles to a rabbit run in another county and were in total despair that we were so foolish to take them 50 miles away from home with no micro chip or GPS collars. The dogs jumped the training pen in 20 minutes chasing a deer and were lost in the woods in an unrecognizable area.

What hope could we have of finding our precious pets? Well, after ELEVEN days of heart-wrenching searches and disappointments, I wanted to share today’s unbelievable story:

A wonderful couple called us at 5:30 Friday morning. Jack had sneaked into their garage to scrounge for cat food. He was starving, but still standing.

The couple had received a phone call from findToto.com and recognized immediately that Jack was one of the missing beagles. The alert system contacted 1275 residents in this small community, and by the week’s end, everyone in the area knew to be on the lookout for our dogs.

The couple secured Jack for us until we could get to their home.

We continued to look for Jill for 2 1/2 hours in that area with no luck. While we were out in the woods searching, the SAME couple that had found Jack went to the hardware store and on the way home saw Jill stick her head out of the woods TWO miles away and contacted us to call Jill out of the woods!! What are the odds? And on top of that, these guardian angels would not take a penny in reward.

Our vet said the window of survival for house dogs in the wild is 72 hours. The area is known for coyotes and other night predators. He could not believe they both made it.

They are certainly weak and in need of TLC, but we are over the moon to have them home.

Several lessons learned here; never doubt the power of prayer, the love of friends and family, and the simple joy of having pets you cherish. What a glorious, unbelievable day. Thank you, Lord, for watching over them and us, and to all those who helped us along the way to this incredibly happy ending, including findtoto.com!

Source: http://www.findtoto.com/success-story/jack-and-jill-have-been-found/

Mick, dachshund

Missing pet dog reunited with Vic owner
7News Melbourne
June 4, 2014

A pet dog missing for months after escaping a car accident that nearly claimed his owner's life has turned up in western Victoria.

Mick the Dachshund spent almost 155 days living rough in the wild, but quite how he managed to survive remains a mystery.

The four-year-old pooch and his owner, Neil Hallam, escaped a horror head-on smash near Lismore last December.

The driver of an oncoming car had a heart attack at the wheel. Both he and his wife were killed.

Neil was revived at the scene and airlifted to hospital with ten broken ribs.

Neil's beloved Border Collie was killed in the accident, and Mick was taken to a nearby veterinary clinic for a check-up.

"Mick apparently bit one of the vets and then took off out the door and disappeared across the Princes Highway," Neil said.

After weeks of searching, an online campaign helped track down the wandering pooch in a paddock - just two kilometres from where he had escaped.
Camperdown locals were at a loss to know where Mick had found water during his time in the wild.

In 43 degree heat, lakes had dried up and on six centimtre legs, Mick could not reach the cattle troughs.

"I suppose he was living on road kill," Neil said.



Apart from a missing claw, Mick is in great shape.

"Whether he would have survived the winter, I don't know," Neil said.

The pooch is just happy to be at home where the heart is.

Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/24138713/missing-pet-dog-reunited-with-vic-owner/

Bailey, pitbull

Couple Reunites With Lost Dog After Postponing Their Honeymoon
Jun 04, 2014

PENNSBURG, Pa. - One local couple almost canceled their honeymoon to Hawaii because their beloved dog went missing.

Thankfully, their story has a happy ending.

"She's the sweetest, nicest dog, and she loves us and our other dogs. And she's just become a part of our family," said Amanda Stuart.

Amanda and Nick Stuart are supposed to be honeymooning right now in Hawaii, but the couple who just tied the knot on Saturday called off the honeymoon hours before they were supposed to board the plane because their beloved dog, Bailey, went missing.

Bailey is an 11-month-old Pit Bull.

Nick says his dad was supposed to watch her while the couple headed to Hawaii, but Saturday night Bailey bolted.

Since then, they say they've spent hours combing through the grassy area off of 663 with their other dog.

They've also spent what was supposed to be their first few days on the beach, posting flyers all around town.

On Wednesday, they started their search at 5 a.m.

And just when they thought all hope is gone.

Fox 29 cameras were there for the moment they'd been waiting for: Bailey was found.

It was an emotional reunion for everyone who had spent days searching.

FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV

"We're not leaving her anytime soon. She's gonna stay right in our eyesight," said Amanda.

Nick and Amanda say although their story has a happy ending plans for a honeymoon will remain on hold until they can get up enough nerve to part with their pets again.

Source: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/25697921/emotional-reunion

Ruby, Staffordshire bull terrier

Schoolgirl reunited with stolen dog after her appeal was shared 25,000 times in just 24 hours on Facebook
By Emma Glanfield
2 June 2014

A six-year-old girl who put out a mass appeal on Facebook when her beloved puppy was stolen has been reunited with her pet thanks to a heart-warming appeal.

Schoolgirl Lola Wilson turned to Facebook when the 18-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier, called Ruby, was snatched from the family home in Pontcanna, Cardiff.

The youngster created the ‘Help Bring Ruby Home’ appeal asking for help in finding her ‘best friend’ – and it ended up being shared a staggering 25,000 times in just 24 hours.

The following day Lola’s mother Roxana received an anonymous call saying Ruby had allegedly been sold by the thief.

She drove to the house of the caller and picked up the puppy who was unharmed.

Mrs Wilson, 30, said her daughter was overjoyed to have her ‘best friend’ back in her arms and thanked those who helped share the online appeal.

She said: ‘People were fantastic and thousands on Facebook helped find Ruby.

‘Lola is now absolutely over the moon and ecstatic - she won’t leave Ruby alone at the moment.

‘She is my daughter’s best friend. They get into bed together and have cuddles, they’re inseparable.

‘We are so happy and grateful. There are some horrible people out there - but this shows there are lovely people too.’

Ruby was stolen from garden of the family home in broad daylight on Friday after thieves supposedly forced their way in with bolt cutters before making off with the dog.

A South Wales Police spokesman confirmed the force was investigating an incident in relation to a theft of a dog.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2646153/Schoolgirl-reunited-stolen-dog-appeal-shared-25-000-times-just-24-hours-Facebook.html